Unite and I Support The Brummie Binmen.

 Unite attacks Angela Rayner over ‘abhorrent’ handling of Birmingham bin strikes.

Deputy PM accused of refusing to engage as union considers cutting ties with Labour.

Donna Ferguson

Sat 12 Jul 2025.

Angela Rayner has been accused of handling the Birmingham bin workers’ strike in a “totally and utterly abhorrent” way by the Unite general secretary, Sharon Graham.

Graham told BBC Radio 4 Today’s programme: “Angela Rayner refuses to get involved, and she is directly aiding and abetting the fire-and-rehire of these bin workers, it is totally and utterly abhorrent.”